Regional Notebook: Sept. 20, 2025

WMass cross country: Frontier Regional's Evan Hedlund places second in Class B boys race

WESTFIELD — Evan Hedlund of Frontier Regional placed second overall at the Western Mass. Class B cross country championships on Saturday at Stanley Park on the campus of Westfield State University. Hedlund finished in 15 minutes, 39 seconds on the 5K course. Trevor Sullivan of Granby placed first (15:16.8) with a blazing time and a […]

Lineup announced for sixth annual LAVA Film Festival in Greenfield

The LAVA Center in Greenfield is scheduled to host its sixth annual LAVA Film Festival from Nov. 12 to Nov. 14, featuring works by emerging Massachusetts filmmakers.

Voters defend gun law, and sponsor says it’s a model for other states

Massachusetts voters upheld a 2024 gun reform law with nearly 67% support, despite opposition in several western and central regions.

'We're in sticker shock': Towns seek state aid for Franklin Tech building project

At least five municipalities within the Franklin County Technical School district have requested supplemental state funding to mitigate the high local tax burden caused by the $236.6 million building project.

My Turn: What then must we do?

The western world seems much more troubled than it was 10 years ago. At the end of October in 2016, I took a solo trip — spending three days with my friends in Reykjavik and a week in Paris in a rented flat. Hope was in the air. Magazine covers in newsstands all over Paris featured Secretary Hillary Clinton who was presumed to be the next U.S. president. A taxi driver in Iceland conveyed he was concerned that Trump would win and that it would cause chaos around the world. I laughed it off as highly improbable, and I assured him […]